# The midterms proved once and for all that X is not real life

https://mins.news/en/item/131464

- The Verge, 2026-11-05 21:55 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/policy/1028253/midterm-elections-x-right-wing-memes

> The article argues that Republicans mistook the online echo chamber on X for public opinion, dismissing young voters’ affordability concerns with jokes and memes. It points to weak Republican results in traditionally red states as evidence that this strategy failed where votes mattered.

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